"Good evening, Mr. Madam~ This game is brought live to the United States by ABC, and I am the host you are familiar with, Mafu Albert."

"Hi everyone, I'm Bill Wharton."

"Bill! Welcome! How's it going? ”

"It's not bad, but I miss the time on the basketball court a little."

"I understand. Brought Portland its only championship and won a second championship with Bird with the Celtics. They inducted you into the Hall of Fame in '93, and you're a legend. ”

"Haha Mafu, don't say it, don't say it. Let's take a look at the competition. ”

"Which side do you like in this game?"

"I'm more bullish on the Portland Trail Blazers, although their record is a big step worse than the Lakers, the league's first place, but you know that this is the Lakers' fourth game in five days, and they just returned to the United States from Canada this morning, and I think the Lakers' condition must be very affected."

"It's worthy of Bill, it's justified! You know, the Lakers have only lost 3 games so far this season, will this be their fourth loss? Let's wait and see! ”

As soon as the game began, the Trail Blazers gave the unprepared Lakers a dismount.

The Trail Blazers' starting point guard is Kenny Anderson, a small 1.83-meter point guard who can keep the ball from being cut by Kobe. After dribbling past half-court, he handed over the ball to Sabonis.

With a height of 2.21 meters and a weight of 127 kilograms, Avedas Sabonis looks one size bigger than O'Neill!

In the last game, he was suppressed by O'Neill very badly, and this game he thought about it and was ready to simply leave the penalty area and complete the attack in the middle and long distance. You must know that Sabonis's three-point shooting rate is 37.1%, which is unique among centers, averaging 1.9 shots per game and hitting 0.7 shots.

And O'Neal's habit of squatting and defending is destined to make him unable to pull out to defend the outside offense, especially O'Neal, who has been sleepless all night and is exhausted, has no intention of defending Sabonis three-pointers at all.

Sabonis held the ball at the three-point line, looked at O'Neal who was absentmindedly squatting under the basket, and smiled slightly.

Holding up the basketball with a big hand, he throws the ball out with a standard shooting stance like a guard, and the soft touch makes people feel that this is a 2.21-meter giant center.

"Huh!" The basketball falls straight into the hoop.

"My Fack! This guy can still shoot threes, right? O'Neal was taken aback, it was the first time he had seen a team that had shot a three-point from the center on the first shot.

"It's not blind." Kobe frowned, this is a bit difficult to do, O'Neal's defensive habits cannot be adjusted at once, and there is no need to adjust, now is not the era when the center is floating in the future. Of the league's 30 starting centers, only Sabonis has such a long-range shot.

Don't worry about it for now, do what you have to do. Kobe Bryant thought about it, but he didn't have a good way, so he held the ball and pushed towards the Trail Blazers halfcourt.

Attacks!

Just past the mid-to-long line, Isaiah Ryder and Clifford Robinson are two players who are wrapped up!

What the?

A pinch-and-flank attack at the beginning?

Just after half-time to get caught in the middle?

This is something that Kobe Bryant didn't expect, and it is also because the Lakers are playing these days, and they don't watch the video to study the Trail Blazers at all.

Bryant was caught off guard and almost came back to the court, barely holding the ball and passing to Eddie Jones.

Eddie Jones dribbled around and passed to O'Neal for the basket, but time was running out, and Kobe's escape consumed a lot of time.

O'Neal bumped Sabonis and found that he didn't move, I don't know if Sabonis is in good shape or if he is a little weak, so he has no choice but to turn around and hook his hand, and the basketball misses.

Kobe Bryant is about to suffer, although it is only an attack and defense, but Kobe Bryant has seen a lot of things.

Sabonis was in very good form and feel today, and O'Neal's defensive habits were completely unable to limit him.

He was caught in advance, there was no way to sort out the team's offense, and even if the pass was open, the tired Lakers players might not be able to seize the opportunity.

O'Neill can't beat Sabonis! That's the biggest problem for the Lakers!

As long as O'Neal and Kobe Bryant can open alone, the team is afraid to attack the Trail Blazers. Both of them are open, and even the bull can fight. But the current situation is that Kobe Bryant was directly cut off from the team by two people, and O'Neal has no way to play Sabonis efficiently and single-handedly.

It's dangerous.

"Mr. 55 points? Today you can't get 15 points. P-J. Callesimo sneered on the Trail Blazers' bench, he made a lot of preparations for this game, and today he was finally able to earn a face in front of the owner.

In the second ball, Sabonis also held the ball at the top of the three-point arc, and O'Neal followed up and did not let go of the three-pointer.

Sabonis stopped shooting and smashed the ball hard to the ground, and the empty cut Cleverford Robinson successfully received the ground-hitting pass, used his height advantage to cut under the Lakers' basket, and pressed Bowen to score a layup.

Kobe Bryant continued to dribble through the halfcourt, still wrapping, and with the prepared Kobe Bryant this time quickly dividing the ball into the vacant Bowen, Bowen missed the three-point shot from the bottom line, and was grabbed by the roaring Rashid Wallace for a defensive rebound.

"Attack!" Rasheed Wallace yelled and flicked the ball forward, and Isaiah Ryder received the ball and slammed it with one hand!

“WOW！” The Rose Garden Arena remembered an exclamation and applause.

Harris opted for a timeout.

Paul Allen smiled in the box, and he beat the Lakers 7:0 in the opening game, which he never expected.

The Lakers players looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a while. The team's two big brothers have been blocked, how to play this ball?

Harris is also worried, the team has done too little preparation for the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers are waiting for work and going all out.

He had to tell the players to defend well, stabilize the defense first, pass more on the offensive end, and run more tactics to find opportunities.

After the timeout, the Lakers stabilized their defense a little, at least not being counterattacked by the Trail Blazers. On the offensive end, Bryant found an open player and also began to hit the open ball.

But that only slowed down the pace of the score, and the first quarter ended. Los Angeles Lakers 14:25 Portland Trail Blazers. 14 points is the lowest score in a single quarter of the Lakers' season, and Bryant is a little ashamed to see this score.

Sabonis is capable of anything today, as if he was back at the top. In the first quarter, he shot 5-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range to finish with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Whether O'Neal or Campbell defends him, he can easily complete the offense.

Three points! Cic! Back! Combined with a haunting pass to motivate the Trail Blazers players to run, the Lakers players were overwhelmed.

Kobe Bryant was caught up in the line ahead of schedule and only had 3 points and 4 assists.

O'Neal shot 2-of-7 and finished with just four points and three rebounds. Sabonis not only attacked, but also covered O'Neal on the defensive end, leaving the exhausted O'Neal deflated again and again.

The Lakers are in danger.